I’ve met plenty of checklist zombies—they take massive time and care in crafting manicured, soulless iterations…then they pat themselves on the back.  

Personally, I’d rather drink deep from that inner well of creativity, the one that we all possess, and mesmerize myself with iterations of every flavor and strangeness.  In this way, I believe an oasis is formed—one for the spirit and not for the rulebook.